divan
divan definition
di·van (di van′; for 1, also di vän′; for 2 & 3, also dī′van′)
noun
- in the Ottoman Empire,
- a council of state or the room in which it was held
- the audience chamber of a government office
- a large, low couch or sofa, usually without armrests or back
- a coffee room, café, or smoking room
Etymology: Turk dīwān < Pers, orig., bundle of written sheets, hence accounts, customhouse, council room, appropriate furniture
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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